Film crew on the Manor

Busy week last week on the Manor when the BAS film crew turned up to shoot footage for a husbandry video. Toft were asked to host and supply the alpacas for the project as the film crew are all local. Two absolutely stunning days meant that all ran to schedule. 

Our alpacas were exemplary, performing like they'd been trained at RADA. Garry Naish performed as hands on expert and shearer. Alex McSloy from the Royal Veterinary College supplied the veterinary expertise and performed as presenter. BAS Board members- Nigel Beckwith and Peter Roisetter were the hands on help and we all had a lot of fun.

Next week, if the weather holds, we'll get a couple of alpacas and some chariots and have a crack at remaking Ben Hur!  

PS. we shear on a table not the ground. The ground gets further away from me year on year. The fleece is a lot easier to manage shearing off a table when your knees aren't aching!